Plazas de Soberanía in the context of "Islas Chafarinas"

⭐ In the context of the Chafarinas Islands, Plazas de soberanía is considered what type of territorial designation?

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⭐ Core Definition: Plazas de Soberanía

The plazas de soberanía (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplaθas ðe soβeɾaˈni.a]), meaning "strongholds of sovereignty", are a series of Spanish territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco, or that are closer to Africa than Europe. This term is used for those territories that have been a part of Spain since the formation of the modern country (1492–1556), as opposed to African territories acquired by Spain during the 19th and early 20th centuries in the Scramble for Africa.

Historically, a distinction was made between the so-called "major places of sovereignty", comprising the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and the "minor places of sovereignty", referring to a number of uninhabited islands and a small peninsula along the coast. Now the term refers mainly to the latter. Ceuta in particular was also historically part of the so-called "African Algarve" (Spanish: Algarbe Africano, Portuguese: Algarve Africano) within the Kingdom of the Algarves, a title which the Spanish monarchs still hold in pretense.

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👉 Plazas de Soberanía in the context of Islas Chafarinas

The Chafarinas Islands (Spanish: Islas Chafarinas IPA: [ˈislas tʃafaˈɾinas], Berber languages: Igumamen Iceffaren or Takfarinas, Arabic: جزر الشفارين or الجزر الجعفرية), also spelled Zafarin, Djaferin or Zafarani, are a group of three Spanish small islets located in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Africa with an aggregate area of 0.525 square kilometres (0.203 sq mi), 45 km (28.0 mi) to the east of Nador and 3.3 km (2.1 mi) off the Moroccan town of Ras Kebdana. They are uninhabited except for a garrison of the Spanish Army, though there was also a civil population roughly between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries.

The Chafarinas Islands are one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast known as plazas de soberanía. The islands are administered by Spain but also claimed by Morocco as part of its territory alongside other Spanish overseas territories in Northern Africa.

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Plazas de Soberanía in the context of Peñón de Alhucemas

The Alhucemas Islands (Spanish: Islas Alhucemas, Arabic: جزر الحسيمة) are a group of three islets under Spanish sovereignty located in the Bay of Al Hoceima, in the Alboran Sea. They have historically been classified as "minor places of sovereignty" within the plazas de soberanía.

The islands are part of Spain's Plazas de soberanía and is under Spanish administration, however they are also claimed by Morocco as part of its territory alongside other Spanish overseas territories in Northern Africa.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Islas Chafarinas ← Peñón de Alhucemas ← Chafarinas ← Alhucemas Islands
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Spain → Mediterranean Sea → Morocco → Africa → Europe → Scramble for Africa → Autonomous communities of Spain → Ceuta → Melilla → Spanish language → Portuguese language → Kingdom of the Algarves → Titles of the Spanish Crown → Pretender →